[Writer Post] Wednesday a Day for Rambling
It’s Wednesday. Yay. This month is astonishingly busy. It’s a really big month at the Day Job with National Preparedness Month. It’s FenCon month. LISTS! To Dos! Errands! Allons-y! The preliminary schedule for FenCon has gone out – but not the final one. I’ll post the link when it’s available. There’s a very big chunk […]
[Conventions] Geekinomicon Pt. 2 – Human Interest Side
There is a part 2 to Geekinomicon. This is the more “human interest†side (aka the Greg Grunberg story) – and a few other celebrity mentions. There were a lot of fun/exciting things that happened in OKC – not the least of which falls under “exciting†= “interesting†(Chinese version) when we were ALL awakened […]
[Writer Post] Pre-Show Insecurities – AKA Brain Weasels
I’m running back and forth between “Yay! It’s Wednesday!†and “Holy Cow, it’s Wednesday! ACK!†I’m participating in a media con this weekend for the first time (since I was a wee writer) as a panelist as well as being in the Artist Alley selling books. This has created a lot of excitement and even […]
[Writing Post] Oh, Hey… it’s Thursday
It’s been one of those weeks. Again. But in getting ready for ArmadilloCon tomorrow – and having a short week at work – I totally lost track of what day of the week it was. We have done some work on the house. I’ve finished up the edits on a short story.I got three of […]
[Conventions] ArmadilloCon 38 Schedule
As it stands, here is my programming schedule for ArmadilloCon 38 next weekend. Come see me and all the awesome creators there. Welcome to ArmadilloCon Fri 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Ballroom D Bobo, Crider, Eudaly, M.A. Finn, Keller, C. Siros*, Swendson Our panelists will talk about the essential elements of SFF cons in general and ArmadilloCon […]
[Pen/Pencil Review][Writer Post] I Suck — As A Blogger
Because of crazy random happenstance I totally missed doing both my blogs this week. So… oops. In my best Stephen Amell/Green Arrow voice… I have FAILED. THIS. BLOG! At least this week. And… SoonerCon is in A DAY AND A HALF! Eep! But bright side? Tomorrow is my Friday at the day job — and […]
[Writer Post] New Experiences. New Challenges.
Yesterday I was asked to do something I’ve never been asked to do before. NO! Nothing like THAT! Come on! This is a family-friendly blog. Though I can’t go into detail yet (hopefully soon, but not yet), this is the culmination of one of the most surreal writing experiences of my life. I can’t wait […]
[Writer Post] Words, Conventions, Drama
It’s Wednesday. Trying to be on track. Trying to avoid convention drama – but I was the cause of some it, so that ship sailed. And for a short work week, it’s been a very stressful, chock full of STUFF week (except Monday – the holiday – that was pretty low key). But hey, I […]
[Writer Post] Changing the Narrative Part 2
Once upon a time at a convention, I saw a t-shirt on display that basically told younger fandoms to “Get Off My Lawn”. Actually, I think those words were actually said the words “Get Off My Lawn”. It may be a one off or a test case. If a test case, I hope it was […]
[Writer Post] Changing the Narrative
During ConDFW I participated in several conversations on the same topic of fan-run conventions, and much of it came down to the same thing…what could be done to bring more people in. Though it was encouraging to see new faces at ConDFW, it’s true that the numbers of attendees have not been what they were. […]